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The Pirates took the series from the Rockies with a second straight strong all-around performance on Sunday, and they were once again led by a great starting pitching effort. This time it was A.J. Burnett, who delivered the Bucs’ second complete game of the season. Burnett has been very strong all year – especially lately […]

Rockies (52-60) at Pirates (66-44) 1:35 PM–PNC Park, Pittsburgh MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT The Bucs go for a series win today against the Rockies as they look to continue what has been a very successful homestand to this point. There is no reason why they should not still be in first place – hopefully with […]

The Pirates got yet another huge performance from Francisco Liriano on Saturday night, helping them bounce back and defeat the Rockies on Saturday night. Liriano had some control issues and got in to jams in the first and third innings, but once he overcame those he was brilliant. Seven shutout innings, two hits. Frankie just […]

The Pirates had some more problems on the mound on Wednesday afternoon, but were able to overcome them with a ton of offense. Four long balls helped the Bucs earn their second straight win in Colorado, giving them the series victory. James McDonald was awful to open the game. He had no control whatsoever, and […]

Pirates (49-39) at Rockies (34-54) 8:40 PM EST–Coors Field, Denver Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports The Pirates head out west to Denver for the second series of this road trip, as they look to turn it around after a somewhat disappointing weekend in Milwaukee. They’re now a game out of first place–the […]

The Pirates battled back from two deficits and earned a tough win on Tuesday night over the Rockies. Kevin Correia got off to a rough start in his 2012 home debut, allowing a 2-run bomb to Carlos Gonzalez in the first inning. That of course led to plenty of discussion about his bizarre home-road split, […]

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Rockies (8-7) at Pirates (6-9) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports The Bucs and Rockies will get their series under way tonight after getting “rained out” yesterday. About the Rockies: Jim Tracy’s club is off to an 8-7 start. The Rockies will be the fourth NL West opponent […]

Some Monday afternoon Bucs tidbits: Xavier Paul cleared waivers today and was released. X-man 2.0 came in handy a couple times this year (particularly in this awesome win over St Louis) but is nothing more than a fringe bench player that won’t really be missed. Maybe he can go to Australia now. Bill Brink says […]